C-130 Fire Fighting

09/18/2017
09/18/2017: A U.S. Air National Guard C-130J Aircraft from the 146th Airlift Wing, equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) follow a U.S. Forrest Service lead plane under a large column of smoke preparing to drop retardant on the Pier Fire southeast of Fresno California, August 30, 2017. Air…

Australian Peacekeeping : Honoring 70 Years of Service

09/18/2017
09/18/2017: A national commemorative service to mark the 70th Anniversary of Australian Peacekeeping and a dedication ceremony for the new Australian Peacekeeping Memorial was held at the site of the new memorial on Anzac Parade, Canberra on Thursday 14 September 2017. The public event was attended by His Excellency General the…

Exercise Crocodile Strike 2017

09/15/2017
09/15/2017: Exercise Crocodile Strike 2017 is a bilateral training activity in Northern Australia from 20 to 31 August 2018 involving approximately 80 personnel, drawn from the Australian Defence Force, the US Marine Rotational Force-Darwin and the 4th Marine Regiment from Okinawa, Japan. The Exercise is focused on interoperability and cooperation in…

F22s Refueled Over Iraq

09/14/2017
09/14/2017: U.S. Air Force members from the 340th EARS preform aerial refueling to F-22 Raptors over Iraq on August 29, 2017. The Raptor's combination of stealth, aerodynamic performance, and situational awareness gives the aircraft unprecedented air combat capabilities. 08.29.2017 Video by Staff Sgt. John Raven U.S. Air Forces Central Command Public Affairs…

F-35Cs Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln

09/13/2017
2017-09-13  USS Abraham Lincoln, the first US Navy aircraft carrier capable of accommodating the F-35C Lightning II, welcomed the fifth-generation jet fighter on board earlier this month. The “Grim Reapers” of Strike Fighter Squadron 101 (VFA 101), the training squadron for the F-35C, joined the USS Abraham Lincoln while underway…

Transiting the Northwest Passage

09/13/2017
09/13/2017: The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Maple, a 225-foot seagoing buoy tender, completes an historic voyage through the Northwest Passage with assistance from the Canadian Coast Guard during the summer of 2017. This summer marks the 60th anniversary of three Coast Guard cutters and one Canadian ship that convoyed…

USS America Flight Ops at Sea

09/10/2017
09/10/2017: The newest LHA is currently at sea. In this video we see the Harriers launching from the ship. The ship is designed to carry F-35Bs, Ospreys and CH-53Ks, the 21st century USN-USMC amphibious assault force. 09.07.2017 Navy Media Content Services We have focused on the importance of the new class of…